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After thoroughly enjoying this film (and learning about ugly crying lol), I started digging around for Easter Eggs and found a few different articles discussing different ones, so I wanted to do a sort of compilation thing. Needless to say, SPOILERS AHEAD! Sources https://amp.businessinsider.com/coco-pixar-easter-eggs-2017-11 https://amp.cinemablend.com/news/1729789/11-easter-eggs-and-references-to-look-for-in-coco http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/check-out-these-pixar-easter-eggs-in-coco https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/entertainment/coco-wont-believe-disney-pixar-easter-eggs-hidden-plain-sight-002559450.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEAdHMaigPY DIDN’T YOU HEAR ME THE FIRST TIME? SPOILERS AHEAD! 😉 Pizza Planet Truck The Pizza Planet Truck first appeared in the original Toy Story, and has been a regular occurrence in almost every Pixar movie ever since. In Coco, the truck is briefly visible near the very beginning of the film. Miguel opens a window to look outside and the truck drives right by in front of him. It’s moving at a high speed, so it’s difficult to tell what it is, but Pixar veterans who are used to looking for it will almost certainly be able to recognize the yellow delivery truck as it flies past. … Continue reading →

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The other night I was listening to (one of) my new favorite Internet streaming stations (KCEA 89.1 FM) when I heard a song that was hauntingly familiar. Just before it ended, I realized it was a big band arrangement of Maurice Ravel’s Bolero (a song that I’ve had great love for ever since I first saw the stage show Blast!). Agog, I quickly ran some Google searches to locate the song. I started with “big band adaptation of ravel”. The third hit (Swing, Swing, Swing: The Life & Times of Benny Goodman from books.google.com) contained the following quote: “Fletcher’s ambitious, extremely imaginative adaptation of Ravel’s Bolero”. So I moved on to a search for “Fletcher Henderson bolero” which confirmed that it was Benny Goodman’s orchestra playing the track I heard (which, given Henderson and Goodman’s many collaborations should hardly have been surprising). Lastly, I searched YouTube to locate a recording … Continue reading →